10. lEOPIDONOTXJS. 231 



Tropidonotus qiiincunciatus, part., Schleg. Fhys. Serp. ii. p. 307, pi. xii. 



figs. 4 & 5 (1837) ; Bum. §• Bibr. vii. p. 592 (1854) ; Gitnth. Cat. 



p. 63 (1858), and Mept. Brit. Ind. p. 260 (1864). 



umbratua, Schleg. I. c. p. 809. 



, part.. Cantor, Cat. Mai. Bept. p. 89 (1847). 



Amphiesma flavipunctatvim, Hallow. Proc. Ac. Philad. 1860, p. 503. 

 IVopidonotus tytleri, Blytli, Journ.As. Soc. Beng. xxxii. 1863, p. 88. 



flavipunctatus, Gunth. Mept. Brit. Ind. p. 270. 



■ striolatus, Theob. Cut. Rept. As. So&. Mus. p. 55 (1868). 



quincunciatus, Jan, Arch. Zool. Anat. Pkys. iii. 1865, p. 224, 



and Icon. Q6n. 27. pi. i. (1868); Stoliczka, Journ. As. Soc. Beng. 



xxxix. 1870, p. 190 ; Anders. An. Zool. Pes. Yunnan, p. 821 



(1879) ; Boettg. Ber. Offenb. Ver. Naturk. 1888, p. 76. 

 piscator, part., Botdeng. Faun. Ind., Rept. p. 349, fig. (1890). 



Eye rather small, shorter than its distance from the nostril in the 

 adult. Eostral visible from above ; internasals much narrowed 

 anteriorly, subtriangular, with the anterior angle truncated, as long 

 as the praefrontals ; frontal once' and two thirds to twice as long as 

 broad, longer than its distance from the end of the snout, as long 

 as the parietals or a little shorter ; loreal nearly as long as deep ; 

 one prae- and three (rarely four) postoculars ; temporals 2+2 or 

 2 + 3 (rarely 1 + 2) ; nine upper labials, fourth and fifth entering 

 the eye ; five lower labials in contact with the anterior chin-shields, 

 which are shorter than the posterior. Scales more or less strongly 

 keeled, of two or three outer rows smooth, in 19 rows. Ventrals 

 125-150 ; anal divided ; subcaudals 70-90. Yellowish or pale 

 olive above, with black spots or stripes ; two oblique black streaks, 

 one below and the other behind the eye, 



Total length 1200 millim. ; tail 300. 



India, Burma, Southern China, Indo-China, Malay Peninsula and 

 Archipelago. 



A. Above with black spots arranged quincuncially ; these spots 

 may be so large as to occupy nearly the whole upper surface, 

 the animal appearing-black with small yellowish spots ; belly 

 uniform yellowish. 



a b Hot. $ ("V. 148, 150; Sind. Messrs. v. ScUagin- 



'c'. 87!'?). ty7eit[C.]. 



e, d. $ (V. 150, 141 ; C. ?, Bombay. Dr. Leith [P.]. 



90) 



e-/' Ye- (V. 141,134; C.?,?). Benares. Dr. Sayer [P.]. 



ci-h /(V 140; C. 90) & Madras. Sir W. Elliot [P.]. 



Vff. (V. 136; 0.84). 



i. Yg. (V. 136 ; 0. 84). Madras. J. E. Boileau, Esq. [P.]. 



ic I S (V. 141 ; 0. ?) & yg. Anamallays. Col. Beddome [C.]. 



' (V. 138 :" 0. 85). 



m 2 (V. 147 ; 0. 71). SikHm. Sir J. Hooker [P.]. 



n 2 (V. 149; C. 84). India. 



Hgr. d (V. 133 ; 0. 87). NearToungoo. E. W. Dates, Esq. [P.]. 



' o (V 143; C.?). Singapore. Gen. Hardwicke [P.]. 



q^, 5 (V. 145, 147 ; 0. 73, Java. Dr. Horsfield. 



83). 



